Several online events have been set up for the coming week: -Monday 18 May, 19:00-20:15: Inter-Chamber webinar “ COVID-19, from the Lockdown to the Opening” together with the Singapore, Shanghai and Vietnam BeLux Chambers of Commerce. Speaker from Japan will be Jerome […]

We are continuing on the webinar front: this afternoon we have our webinar on the Bel-Jap Double Taxation Treaty; next Monday Jerome Chouchan, CEO Godiva Japan, will be the speaker from Japan at an Inter-Chamber webinar with the Singapore, Shanghai and Vietnam BeLux Chambers of Commerce. […]

Dear members,   Since we cannot hold any physical events at this time, the BLCCJ hereby invites you to our next webinar: “The new Double Taxation treaty between Belgium and Japan: Expected impact and practical consequences”   The new double […]

Yesterday we had almost 30 people for our webinar with the BNP Paribas Fortis Chief Economist. Our next webinar with Wim Eynatten of Deloitte Belgium on May 13, 16:00-17:00, will focus on the Belgium-Japan Double Taxation Treaty. Members can sign up till […]

Dear members,   The BLCCJ has the pleasure to invite you to our second webinar: “General macro outlook: how deep will the recession be?” Corona is impacting global economic growth. How bad can it become? What steps are being taken to alleviate […]

With the Japanese Golden Week holiday we are taking a little break from May 4 till 6. We will be back at your service on Thursday 7 May.   In the meantime don’t forget to sign up for our webinar […]

We are taking a short Golden Week break from Monday 4 till Wednesday 6 May. We will be back at your service on Thursday 7 May.   In the meantime don’t forget to sign up for our webinar with the Chief Economist of BNP […]

We hope you are staying healthy and motivated despite the crisis.   Thank you for your large interest in our upcoming webinar with BNP Paribas Fortis Chief Economist Koen De Leus on Thursday 7 May 16:00-17:00 – we will continue to take applications […]

Today The Japan Times published an article with BLCCJ President Fabrice Tilot under its section “Japan Network”. You can read it on the following link or in the attached PDF: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2020/04/26/people/zest-life-shapes-30-years-work-play-japan/#.XqZkbWj7RPZ

On this last day of the working week, we want to inform you of 2 webinars we are preparing: 1) Webinar “General macro outlook: how deep will the recession be?” Speaker: Koen De Leus, Chief Economist BNP Paribas Fortis (Belgium) Thursday 7 […]

We hope you are staying healthy, and keeping yourself occupied.   We hereby gladly share some more member news with you: -Member restaurant Le Petit Tonneau Toranomon is still open on weekdays from 11:30 till 20:00, and is now also offering take-out and delivery. […]

Today we would like to draw your attention to some of our member companies.   While we are working on setting up our next webinars, you might want to join some of the webinars organized by our member Deloitte Belgium: –Weekly webinars responding to […]

We hope you are all coping well with the state-of-emergency. Here are a few news headlines we gathered over the weekend:   -Japan enters 1st weekend under nationwide state of emergency (April 18, Kyodo News)   -Abe vows swift cash handouts as national […]

Since we cannot do our usual beer gathering, we hereby invite you to our first ONLINE BEER GATHERING! Join us with a beer in the hand for a casual catching up with other members of the BLCCJ!   Monday 20 April 18:30-19:30 (you […]

Here are some news headlines of the past days:   -Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid virus spread (April 16, The Mainichi)   -Japan closer to 100,000 yen cash handout scheme amid virus spread (April 16, Kyodo News)   -Tokyo plans ¥800 […]

Dear members,   Since we cannot hold any physical events at this time, the BLCCJ hereby invites you to our FIRST WEBINAR: “The COVID-19 Crisis – Hints from a Legal Perspective”   This webinar will address the legal challenges faced […]

We want to invite you to join our first webinar on Thursday 14:00-15:00. Our speaker will address the legal challenges faced by SMEs in Japan, and briefly touch on what assistance is being offered by the government (presentation in English). Just send […]

Here are some headlines after the state-of-emergency was declared.   -Japan mulls wider state of emergency as prefectures (Kyoto, Aichi) seek inclusion (April 10, Kyodo News)   -Tokyo governor to outline state of emergency closure requests today (April 10, Kyodo News) Barbers, DIY shops seen […]

Headline today is of course the state-of-emergency declaration. We share here some more details.   -Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared on Tuesday a state of emergency for Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka, effective through May 6. Roughly 56 million […]

Due to the current COVID-19 situation this event has been postponed. We will inform you of a new date as soon as possible.   We thank you for your understanding.

Here are some headlines we gathered for you since Friday:   -Japan PM Abe to declare a state of emergency amid surge in virus infections – Gov’t eyes putting state of emergency into effect Wednesday (April 6, Kyodo News)   -Essential services […]